Work happening at McDowell field

By SEAN McCRACKENsean.mccracken@timesnews.com

July 13, 2013 07:03 AM

A crew from Mayer Bros. Construction of Erie installs a storm water drain along the length of the field at Gus Anderson Field at McDowell High School in Millcreek Township on July 12. The drainage upgrades are part of $850,000 worth of renovations that are scheduled to be completed by the end of August.CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News

By SEAN McCRACKENsean.mccracken@timesnews.com

July 13, 2013 07:03 AM

The Millcreek School Board voted a year ago to spend as much as $10 million to build a new athletic complex, including a brand new Gus Anderson Field.

If things had gone according to plan, that complex would be taking shape right now.

It isn't, and it won't be in the future because of the district's long-term financial concerns. But the existing Gus Anderson Field is seeing some much more modest improvements instead.

Millcreek schools Superintendent William Hall said the district is in the midst of roughly $850,000 worth of improvements at the field, located between McDowell Senior and McDowell Intermediate high schools on Caughey Road.